NEW YORK (AP) — Cuba Gooding Jr. turned himself in and was arrested Thursday on charges he groped a woman in an encounter at a New York City night spot that appears to have been caught on video. The 51-year-old Oscar-winning star of “Jerry Maguire” denies the allegations and pleaded not guilty to forcible touching […]

OLD ORCHARD BEACH — After receiving several complaints of dogs on the beach, the Old Orchard Beach Police Department will be enhancing its efforts regarding the enforcement of state laws and local ordinances pertaining to dogs. Dogs are not allowed on the beach between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Memorial Day to Labor Day, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking unprecedented action, a federal watchdog agency recommended Thursday that President Donald Trump fire one of his most ardent defenders, counselor Kellyanne Conway , for repeatedly violating a law that limits political activity by government workers. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which is unrelated to special counsel Robert Mueller’s office, said in a […]

SANFORD – Some are heading off to university, to study engineer or education. Some graduating seniors plan to study nursing. Others will explore several options before settling on a career path – and some already have. Those next steps will begin soon,  but first came graduation – the first graduation ceremony to be held at […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House communications director Hope Hicks has agreed to a closed-door interview with the House Judiciary Committee, the panel announced Wednesday, a breakthrough for Democrats who have been frustrated by President Donald Trump’s broad stonewalling of their investigations. The Judiciary panel subpoenaed Hicks, a close and trusted Trump aide who worked […]

A Saco-based roofer is facing nearly $1.8 million in fines for failing to protect his workers from falls, after one employee died in December in a plunge from a roof. Shawn D. Purvis, 44, faces a total of $1,792,726 in fines from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The agency cites what it calls […]

SOUTH PORTLAND – A justice on Maine’s highest court has decided not to order the release of a mentally incompetent 13-year-old boy from Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland. Details of juvenile cases are often confidential, but this one landed in a public courtroom as the boy’s defense lawyer fought to get him out of […]

To boost her political standing, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has been spreading campaign cash around for years both to her Republican colleagues in the Senate and to the Maine GOP It comes from her little-noticed leadership political action committee, Dirigo PAC, that’s hauled in more than $2.5 million since its inception in 2003. Her PAC […]